Comments on: When should Jazz fans start worrying about Gordon Hayward?http://saltcityhoops.com/when-should-jazz-fans-start-worrying-about-gordan-hayward/
The ESPN TrueHoop Utah Jazz SiteThu, 08 Dec 2016 22:31:11 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1By: Kodahttp://saltcityhoops.com/when-should-jazz-fans-start-worrying-about-gordan-hayward/#comment-2208
Tue, 27 Nov 2012 06:14:42 +0000http://www.saltcityhoops.com/?p=3133#comment-2208I enjoyed it a lot, but I think some otihrwese terrific bloggers have a tough time looking at their own team objectively. Hope sometimes interferes with reality. The Knicks have come a long way since the days of Isiah, but IMHO a lot of mistakes were made along the way. We were just so used to ineptness, incompetence, and classless behavior that very higher quality individuals that only make 1 or 2 mistakes a year seem like superstars in comparison. This teams still has a lot of holes, few picks, not much cap space, few tradeable assets, and I would argue a mismatch of players to each other and a mismatch of players to the coach. I see a 50 win year next year, but I’m having a tough time picturing this team becoming a serious contender in the next few years. It would require adding a true superstar player like Howard or CP3 and I don’t see how we pull that off with such limited cap space and nothing to trade. To be honest, I see this team as being in the exact position you never want to be in. It’s way too good to ever get a decent pick (not that we have any anyway), doesn’t have the cap space to add all it needs, and doesn’t have the youthful upside to develop into a champion. I see this team as a different version of the Atlanta Hawks. It will win between 45-55 games every year, play some very exciting basketball and even win some tough series in the playoffs, but it will never really be a serious contender. Any hope of that went out the window when the team was totally gutted of all it’s upside and assets in a panicked move to get Melo.
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Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:26:50 +0000http://www.saltcityhoops.com/?p=3133#comment-471I have to wonder how much of these 1st round busts can be blamed on Jerry and his inability to nurture talent. I’m sure he sees things we don’t in practice, but some of these guys could have turned into something, even if it was just slightly more than they were, if they got the minutes. A rookie starting with the Jazz can expect to just float off into the ether for the most part, cuz Jerry won’t give them a chance. I’m not big on Hayward, we never should have picked him and only did cuz he’s white and we like “character” guys. I’m just saying in general, Jerry is NOT the right coach for young players.
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Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:02:31 +0000http://www.saltcityhoops.com/?p=3133#comment-470KO’C, smug? I guess I’m not a long-term enough reader of your thoughts to know whether you like KO’C, but the idea that he’s “smug,” or that he needs to “prove people wrong through his personnel decisions” is … incorrect.

In the NBA right now, the universe of GMs who are in KO’C’s class quality is: R.C. in San Antonio. That’s it. That’s the list. For all the Darryl Morey-fellating and Sam Presti-fantasizing in the quant world, there’s nobody else who has built a sustained, top-eight franchise with such limited resources and no Tim Duncan.

]]>By: D-Moneyhttp://saltcityhoops.com/when-should-jazz-fans-start-worrying-about-gordan-hayward/#comment-469
Mon, 22 Nov 2010 06:37:45 +0000http://www.saltcityhoops.com/?p=3133#comment-469While the 8-8 from the line is great, it is a little concerning that against Duke he was only 2-11 from the field and 0-3 from three pointers.”

Are you serious? One game, and you’re “a little concerned”?

]]>By: Jeffersonhttp://saltcityhoops.com/when-should-jazz-fans-start-worrying-about-gordan-hayward/#comment-468
Fri, 19 Nov 2010 22:00:55 +0000http://www.saltcityhoops.com/?p=3133#comment-468Maybe the kid needs a stint in the D-League? You know some game time will help him develop his game. I don’t think that 11 per game is going to be enough to get the kid up to NBA speed.
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